I was invited to a Blogger Mixer & Networking Event at Ikea. It was so much fun to make some new blogging friends and to be able preview some of the new displays at Ikea and get a sneak peek at their new catalog! They fed us breakfast and then they sent on on a shopping spree! It doesn’t get any better than that! Thank you Celeste and Ikea and Tauni at SNAP for putting this great event together!
I planted a hydrangea bush last spring because I love the big balls of blossoms that they produce. I found a beautiful pink one and I have loved it all summer long. But little did I know that when the blossoms die they fade into a beautiful green and yellow color! I saw a hydrangea wreath somewhere out there in blogland and decided that I would try my hand at making one and I have to say that I am so excited about the results!
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When I did the visiting teaching handout for this month I pictured it with a painted mason jar. These are so easy to make and all you need is a bottle and some spray paint and of course some cute ribbon! These are perfect for a vase for flowers from your garden or a bunch from the grocery store. I just went outside in my yard and picked these Shasta Daisies, I had the jars, ribbon and paint so this project cost me nothing out of pocket to make. Bonus!
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I have some old pillows that I use outside on my patio and they were getting pretty hammered, so I decided that I would just make some new slipcovers to put over them. They were sooo easy to make and yet made such a difference that I wondered why I had waited so long to do them.
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Have any of you made these fun “Lollies”? I saw them over at Heartland Paper and decided I wanted to try them out. I think that they are called “lollies”, because you can also put them on a stick and then they look like a lollipop!
So I went to the Heartland Paper Store in Woods Cross, UT a couple of weekends ago and got some wonderful double-sided card stock paper and look at how festive they turned out!
This week I have a few ideas for some outdoor summer decor that I have been working on. Summer is almost here and the kids will all be out of school soon, so I guess I have just been in the mood to make my little world a little more summery!
I wanted a new wreath for my front door that was bright and summery. I have done a lot of patriotic things in the past but chose to go with the bright fun summer colors this year! Continue reading
I found these fun letters at the Wood Connection before my trip to Arizona. I like that they say “Spring” , so that I can keep them out until May! My daughter and I got together and painted these letters yesterday. (do you like the mess, big chill cup and all) We used the easy paint technique here, that I used for the “Family” letters so I am not going to give a tutorial in this post.
I love these fun papers and the cute design in the letters! Especially the letter “i”. And of course I love the ribbons on some of the letters.
This picture has been enhanced, but I love the fun vibrant colors. I put these fun letters on my kitchen table and every time I walk by I feel like I have a early glimpse of spring right there in my kitchen! It makes me happy. We only use our kitchen table on Sunday when everyone comes over for dinner, so I do not have to move them every time we eat! :)
My daffodils are blooming, my tulips are all up and starting to bloom, my garden is starting to sprout…I think that spring is really going to come!
So what makes you happy for spring?
The Wood Connection has now come to Utah County and I am so excited! I have been going to the South Salt Lake Store for years and have loved it. I started going way back when I did a lot of tole painting, so that was a LOT of years ago! This store has tons of wood cutouts that you can take home and paint or decorate any way that you want to fit your own decor.
One down and two more parties to go this week! Last night we had a really fun party that has become a tradition in our ward (congregation). The ladies get together for a progressive dinner. We have been doing it for about 6 years. I live in a cul-de-sac and so for the last couple of years we have done it all in our cul-de-sac, because then we can just walk from home to home. It is so fun. Everyone started at my house for the appetizers, then we walked across the road for a wonderful meal and then back across the street, to my friend, Susan’s, for the best part of all…desserts! It was a really fun evening and we had about 50 people there!
So needless to say, I was cleaning my house all day and getting the final touches on my decorating, before the party started. One of the projects that I did was this cute ruffled tree skirt. It was so fun and I completed it in a couple of hours! It has NO SEWING, can you believe it! It is all hot glued! (I know me and the glue gun sometimes don’t get along, but I did not burn myself once this time!)
This little tree is in my bedroom and it goes perfectly with a bedspread that I made. 
I am so tickled with this tree skirt and I love all the ruffles! (Imagine that!) If you would like to try to make one of these go to Studio 5 for a great tutorial. I used a small piece of dowel to stick my ruffles down with and that is why I did not get any hot glue burns, in the video, she uses some kind of a glove, that would work too, but I like the dowel, because then my hands were more free.
I will show you a couple of more projects that I did tomorrow, but for now it is off to do some shopping and to get ready for the next two parties! (But at least now my house is clean!)
I saw this cute Halloween countdown calendar on Studio 5 the other day and I just knew that I needed to make it! The problem is…that I can never just make one! I figured that if I was going to make one, I might as well make six! I made one for me and for each of the girls, and then I figured I might as well make an extra one just in case… like the title says-
I am just a Glutton for Punishment!
But really and truly they were so cute and so easy that I am glad that I was able to make all of them!
It is a thirteen day countdown so you still have time to make one. If you would like to make your own, (or maybe you are a glutton too, and will want to make multiples!) you will need to go here for a free download of all the vintage prints and the numbers. Kelly even has very detailed intructions on how to put it all together. She is a very talented crafter and I am so thankful that she was willing to share with all of us! I noticed on her blog that she will be on Studio 5 again on Wed,Oct 19th, making paper pumpkins. It will be fun to see what she will make this time!
Happy crafting!
